Comments on: Week 22

By: Aimee

Aimee — Sat, 26 Dec 2009 02:45:21 +0000

artificial trees have a lot of toxins that go in to making them. rather than choosing cut vs. fake, i recently read that there are dwarf evergreens, so you can buy your tree once, potted, and keep it outside in the yard or on the porch the rest of the season!

By: Sarah

Sarah — Tue, 08 Dec 2009 17:49:50 +0000

PS – My fiance and I had the discussion about Christmas trees, too. Our compromise is to maintain tradition with the cut tree, but to see that every year 5 more trees are planted in its place (or something to that effect).

By: Sarah

Sarah — Tue, 08 Dec 2009 17:48:43 +0000

The idea of shifting your environmental focus from year to year (garbage reduction, energy conservation, etc) reminds me of Ben Franklin’s attempt to improve his character by focusing on one virtue every day (or week?) until he had assimilated them all. His and your efforts sound exhausting but commendable.

By: Mom

Mom — Tue, 08 Dec 2009 14:55:20 +0000

In regards to cutting a Christmas tree verses a potted tree, the consumer at the tree farm is purchasing a local crop, the same as if one purhased corn or berries from the farmer. This practice is renewable and sustainable.